Axel Witsel announces retirement from football at 29 and reveals retirement plans
Axel Witsel is retiring from football at the age of 29. Now he wants to go out with a bang, and that means a trip to the International Horse Show in Vienna next year….
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It’s not a greenhouse — it’s a solar reflector. The benefits are amazing
Story highlights Climate experts weigh in on the benefits of a solar reflective wall Sometimes, nature just needs our help to help herself While some companies have experimented with using plants to reflect sunlight…
Chile Congress votes 100-0 to legalize gay marriage
Effort to codify laws aimed at equality likely to further damage the social bonds that used to bind Chileans together Chile’s Congress voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass an amendment to the country’s constitution…
German court stops auction of Auschwitz tattoo machine after Jewish survivor’s legal complaint
A German court on Sunday halted the sale of a tattoo machine used to tattoo Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz. This was after the complainant, a 75-year-old Auschwitz survivor, applied to the court for an…
Billionaire Donald Trump is keeping his 2020 plans under wraps, adviser tells Chicago Tribune
Story by Katie Brennan and Francie Diep, CNN (CNN) – Billionaire Donald Trump’s political fans will not want to get too far ahead of themselves if he runs for president again in 2020, an…
A new way to write clunky paragraphs?
Written by By Jennifer Manfrin, CNN | Many scientists have to use the power of algorithms to help pick up pieces of information lost through messy text errors, dramatic presentation slides and revisions. But…
Myanmar: Leader Aung San Suu Kyi could spend next two years in prison
Myanmar’s State Counsellor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is at risk of spending the next two years in prison after her sentences for breaching the country’s state secrets act were…
Tokyo seeks to legalize same-sex marriages
Written by Staff Writer at CNN Tokyo is pushing ahead with a plan to allow same-sex marriage, even though the bill still faces opposition in the capital. Nikkei, a newspaper, reported Wednesday that city…
What Is Storage Really About? A Countdown to Fear of Storage
Yesterday I was lucky enough to get the car into Los Angeles for my daughter’s eighth birthday party. Our theme: Fear of Storage. Apparently, storage is becoming as big an event as the beach…
NASA evaluates 10 new astronauts for 10th class
NASA confirms this week that it has put 10 new astronauts through an intensive physical and diagnostic test in preparation for five future missions to an asteroid or Mars. The new group join a…